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Fisher-Mitchell School

Q: Is Fisher-Mitchell School a good school?

Fisher-Mitchell School ranks 112 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Fisher-Mitchell School is an elementary school located in Bath, Maine, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 190 students. It is part of the Regional School Unit 01 (RSU 01) district, which is ranked 86 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Fisher-Mitchell School has shown mixed performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 70.26% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, which is higher than the district (63.02%) and state (63.84%) averages. However, in Mathematics, the school had 60% proficient or better, which is higher than the district (45.91%) but lower than the state (49.38%) average. In Science, the school had only 20.75% proficient or better, significantly lower than the district (36.96%) and state (36.18%) averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 29.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other schools in the same district, such as Phippsburg Elementary and Woolwich Central School, as well as nearby schools in other districts, like Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary and Woodside Elementary, Fisher-Mitchell School generally performs worse academically, especially in Mathematics and Science. However, the school has a lower student-teacher ratio than most of these nearby schools.

200

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,328

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

597 High Street
Bath, ME 04530

(207) 443-8265

District: Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

Students who attend Fisher-Mitchell School usually attend:

High:

Morse High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (60% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 23% Maine)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

112^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

86^th of 176Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	112 of 289	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	176 of 288	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	229 of 290	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	173 of 210	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	159 of 228	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	190 of 258	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	213 of 254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.0	156 of 255	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	208 of 284	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	200 of 261	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	229 of 258	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.9	98 of 186	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	97 of 193	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	106 of 251	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.1	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	123 of 153	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	99 of 248	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	91 of 251	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	108 of 153	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	79 of 192	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	39 of 150	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+6 vs state

Mathematics60%+11 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Our children’s time at Fisher-mitchell was fraught with disappointment, bullying and mistrust with both the principal and his teachers. It was an awful time. We’re glad it’s over. As a result of our children’s experiences we wouldn’t recommend this School to anyone. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Fisher-Mitchell School	Public	3-5	597 High Street	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8265	200	19	10.3	52.5%	164 (82.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8 (4.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	64.3	112^th of 289 public elementary schools	61.2%		47.2	176^th of 288 public elementary schools	38.9%	64	70.3	60.0	20.8	$24,328
Dike-Newell School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 High St.	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8285	225	20	11.4	52.9%	188 (83.6%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)								(n/a)				$24,973
West Bath School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 New Meadows Road	West Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	West Bath Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-9145	101	13	8.0	29.7%	98 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82	49^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.0%		94.1	14^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.1%	35	73.8	66.7		$38,061
Woolwich Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	137 Nequasset Road	Woolwich	04579	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-9739	333	31	10.8	30.0%	312 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	48.1	174^th of 289 public elementary schools	39.8%		52.3	154^th of 288 public elementary schools	46.5%	20	66.8	47.5	30.3	$25,977
Phippsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1047 Main Road	Phippsburg	04562	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 389-1514	98	11	9.2	40.8%	95 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	89.4	30^th of 289 public elementary schools	89.6%		88	33^rd of 288 public elementary schools	88.5%	3	73.3	86.7	56.3	$26,990
Harpswell Community School	Public	K-5	308 Harpswell Islands Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 729-5177	132	10	13.7	35.6%	118 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	88.6	33^rd of 289 public elementary schools	88.6%		95.1	9^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.9%	24	78.0	85.0	41.7	$24,105
Kate Furbish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	75 Jordan Ave	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 319-1970	616	51	12.0	37.2%	483 (78.4%)	33 (5.4%)	36 (5.8%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)								(n/a)				$23,768
Williams-Cone School	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Perkins Street	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	No	(207) 725-4391	224	19	11.8	41.1%	199 (88.8%)	7 (3.1%)	10 (4.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	71.7	83^rd of 289 public elementary schools	71.3%		77.2	65^th of 288 public elementary schools	77.4%	18	69.4	67.0	35.0	$24,272
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Public	3-5	44 McKeen Street	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1960	531	48	11.1	38.8%	433 (81.5%)	24 (4.5%)	22 (4.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	75.4	72^nd of 289 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.4	69^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.0%	3	72.2	68.3	33.9	$24,049
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	42 Barrows Drive	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 725-1243	294	27	10.8	26.9%	259 (88.1%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	90.2	28^th of 289 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.1	41^st of 288 public elementary schools	85.8%	13	80.7	76.8	44.4	$25,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Fisher-Mitchell School

Is Fisher-Mitchell School a good school?

Fisher-Mitchell School ranks 112^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fisher-Mitchell School?

Students at Fisher-Mitchell School are 82% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fisher-Mitchell School attend?

Students who attend Fisher-Mitchell School usually go on to attend:

High : Morse High School

What district is Fisher-Mitchell School in?

Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

How many students attend Fisher-Mitchell School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Fisher-Mitchell School.

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